#797489#797489

#797489 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.032 H 296.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#797489
RGB	rgb(121, 116, 137)
HSL	hsl(254, 8%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(254, 15%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 15.3%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.93, 6.33, -10.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.93, 12.48, 300.48°)
OKLab	oklab(57.08% 0.0144 -0.0291)
OKLCH	oklch(57.08% 0.032 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6450, 18.3618, 26.2240)
Luminance	0.1836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#797489 #848974

analogous

#747A89 #797489 #847489

triadic

#797489 #897974 #748979

tetradic

#797489 #89747A #848974 #748984

square

#797489 #89747A #848974 #748984

split-complementary

#797489 #898474 #7A8974

monochromatic

#3E3C47 #5C5868 #797489 #9995A5 #B9B6C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.49

#797489 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#797489 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #797489

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##797489	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##797489	1.00	4.49	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#70778A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707788

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76777B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #797489;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 116, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.032 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9cab',
    500: '#797489',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #797489;
$custom-light: #9f9cab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#797489",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.286,
    "s": 8.3,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57076,
    "c": 0.03243,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#797489

secondary

#AFB1A8

accent

#B176A3

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F2F2F4

border

#CCCCCE

text

#0E0E10

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #797489

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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